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Travel Daily News
02-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Daily News
SSP America named Greenest Airport Contractor by GRA
SSP America wins Greenest Airport Contractor Award for the second year, with 200+ restaurants certified under GRA's sustainability standards. SSP America, a division of SSP Group, has been named the Greenest Airport Contractor by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) for the second consecutive year. More than 200 SSP America restaurants across 16 airports have earned the GRA's Certified Green Restaurant Sustainability Certification. GRA is a national nonprofit organization that has been helping restaurants become more sustainable since 1990. SSP America's Certified Green Restaurants can be found at Calgary International Airport (YYC), Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Denver International Airport (DEN), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Oakland International Airport (OAK), Orlando International Airport (MCO), San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Portland International Airport (PDX), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The 205 restaurants meet GRA's rigorous standards across eight environmental categories: energy, water, waste, reusables and disposables, chemicals and pollution, food, building and furnishing, and education and transparency. SSP America is committed to sustainability, environmental protection, and social responsibility, and plans to have all locations GRA certified by the end of 2025. 'I applaud SSP America on winning the 2025 Greenest Airport Contractor Award and on their continued commitment to improving their environmental impact,' said Michael Oshman, GRA chief executive officer and founder. 'SSP America's Certified Green Restaurants have set an example for others across North America to follow. By taking great environmental leadership in the restaurant industry, SSP America is proving it's possible for any restaurant, food service contractor, or airport to dramatically improve their environmental footprint today.' SSP America Division President Amanda Busby also commented, 'We're thrilled to have won the Greenest Airport Contractor Award from the Green Restaurant Association for the second year. Getting more than 200 restaurants certified – the most of any airport food service contractor – is a team effort, and I'm grateful for the hard work at all 16 airports and the Support Center that made this possible. Between 2024 and 2025, this team certified more than 100 additional restaurants, and we look forward to certifying more in the months to come. I also want to thank Michael Oshman and the entire GRA team for the work that you do.'
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Maine Beer Company wins Green Restaurant Award
Apr. 22—Maine Beer Company was recently named "Greenest Independent Restaurant" in the Green Restaurant Association's annual awards program. The awards recognize restaurants from among the 1,200 North American restaurants that the association has certified as "green," for taking significant steps to ensure sustainability through measures like water conservation, energy efficiency and waste reduction. Maine Beer Company was chosen for their award category from the roughly 100 independent restaurants in the association's stable of certified green venues. The association credited the Freeport-based Maine Beer Company with "making significant strides" in energy conservation by using "Energy Star appliances, occupancy sensors, 100% LED lights, on-site renewable solar energy that generates over 37% of its energy usage, and more." A non-profit organization based in Boston, the Green Restaurant Association has been certifying the environmental friendliness of restaurants throughout North America since 1990. The organization launched its awards program in 2018, with categories that include the Sustainable Food Award, Greenest Small Chain, Greenest University Restaurant and Greenest National Park Restaurant. Maine Beer Company is one of the association's two certified green restaurants in Maine, along with The Great Impasta in Brunwsick. Copy the Story Link
